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How Do I ID a Visually Related Learning Problem?

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How can I tell if my student or child has a visually related learning problem? This is useful whether you are a parent or school teacher.

We have known from The Dartmouth study in the 30's that school eyesight screening has nothing to do with learning. The best students at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire had the worst visual acuities. It is a mystery why this antiquated screening has continued. The screening only checks 3% of your child's vision and nothing related to learning. See our section on lens therapy to see our solution to the eyestrain created in the classroom.


Since you can not rely on the antiquated school eyesight screening, below are three categories of signs and symptoms you can rely on to determine if a visually related learning problem may exist:
PictureWhy This?
 1. Appearance of eyes
  •  Headaches in forehead or temples
  •  Burning or itchy eyes after reading or desk work
  •  Print blurs soon as reading
  •  Complains of seeing double
  •  Words move or swim on page

PictureWhy not this?
2. Complaints at desk work
  •  Headaches in forehead or temples
  •  Burning or itchy eyes after reading or desk work
  •  Print blurs soon as reading
  •  Complains of seeing double
  •  Words move or swim on page
  •  One eye turns in or out at any time.
  •  Reddened eyes or lids
  •  Eyes tear excessively
  •  Encrusted eyelids
  •  Frequent styes on lids.

3. Behavioral signs of visual problems
   a. Eye movement abilities (ocular motility)
  •  Head turns in reading / paperwork
  •  Loses place frequently as reads
  •  Use finger / marker to keep place
  •  Short attention span
  •  Frequently omits words
  •  Writes up or down hill
  •  Rereads or skips lines
  •  Miss-orients drawings on page
   b. Eye teaming ability
  •  Repeats letters within words
  •  Omits numbers letters or phrases
  •  Miss aligns digits in columns
  •  Squints, closes or covers one eye
  •  Tilts head at desk or reading
  •  Odd posture in desk activities
  •  Stubborn behavior
   c. Eye-hand coordination abilities
  • Must " feel things" to get the idea
  • Eyes not used to steer hands (lack of orientation, placement of words or drawings)
  • Writes crookedly, poorly spaced can't stay on line
  • Miss aligns both horizontal and vertical series of numbers
  • Uses hand as "spacer" to control spacing and page alignment
  • Confuses right-left directions
  d. Visual Form Perception
  • Doesn't recognize the same word in the next sentence
  • Reverses letters/words writing or copying
  • Hard to recognize minor differences
  • Confuses words with similar beginnings/endings
  • Doesn't visualize what read silently/orally
  • Whispers to reinforce silent reading
  • "Draws" with finger to tell similarities/differences
  e. Need for eyeglasses
  • Rapidly loses interest in reading
  • Blinks a lot read or desk work
  • Holds book too close or face close to desk
  • Makes errors in copying from board/page to paper
  • Squints to see board/requests to move nearer
  • Rubs eyes during/after short periods of visual activity
  • Blinks to clear board after desk and digital work
For those who wish a paper copy of the above check list contact our office and one will be supplied.

Contact Us:
801 S. Fairmont AV #5
Lodi, CA 95240
209-334-2020
fax: 209-333-2015
e-mail: billfcovd@gmail.com
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Office Hours:
Mon, Tue, Wed:   9:00am - 6:00pm (Lunch 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday:    8:00am - 5:00pm (Lunch 12:00pm to 2:00 pm. The extra hour each Thursday is for staff training)   There  are limited services available between 1:00 and 2:00pm.
Friday:    Limited to vision therapy only
Saturday:    8:00am - Noon - by appointment only on the 2nd Saturday except Holidays. On holidays call us to find the Saturday we are open. Not all insurance plans are accepted that day.


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  • Home
  • Our Practice
    • Services We Provide
    • Facilites & Equipment
    • Payments & Insurance
    • Eye Glasses Guide
  • Vision Therapy
    • Dr. Henshaw discusses Vision Therapy
    • Lens Therapy Explained
    • Light Therapy
    • Research in Vision Therapy
    • Tribute to Dr. Bob Pepper
    • Videos about Vision Therapy
    • VIP
    • Vision Therapy Videos
    • What is Vision Therapy?
  • Teacher Parent Info
    • Optometry and Education
    • Timely Info
    • How to ID a Visually related Learning Problem
    • School Vision Screening Danger
    • I'm here from the government, and I'm here to help you!
    • 7 Steps to Preserve Your Child's Vision at School
    • 20/20 is only a begining
    • Between Home and Pre-School
    • The Ritilin Myth and others
    • Vision and Learning Month
    • Videos about Vision and Learning
    • The Digital Jungle
  • Success Stories
  • Explanations and Videos About Your Diagnosis
    • Accommodative Infacility (elevator Problem -Kid)
    • Amblyopia aka "Lazy Eye"
    • Astigmatism
    • Cataracts
    • Esophoria/Esotropia (crossed eyes)
    • Exotropia/Wandering Eye
    • Eyestrain
    • Farsightedness
    • Nearsightedness/Myopia
    • Presbyopia Adult Elevator Problem
    • Vision Processing
  • Patient Forms
  • Promotions
    • National Vision and Learning Month
    • WWJS book
  • Special Events
  • Location
  • Studies and Articles
    • Acuvue Contacts Danger
    • Computer Vision
    • Eye Care Videos
    • Heading in Soccer
    • Infant Vision
    • The Mono-Vision Myth
    • LASIK
    • Ted Talk
    • 3-D Movies
    • Vision Care Articles
    • Vision and Counseling
  • FAQ
  • WWJS articles
  • help